Babblebots pivoted from interview coaching to AI recruiters doing the hiring
Roli Gupta's Mumbai startup sells AI agents that conduct human-like video interviews, claiming hiring timelines cut from 30 days to 3 for 100-plus clients.
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In July 2020 White Castle became the first national fast-food chain to trial Miso's Flippy fry robot, keeping the project despite COVID-era pay cuts.
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The Bengaluru startup replaces permanent magnets with power electronics and software-defined control, breaking China's 80%-plus grip on rare-earth processing.
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Vault went public with a $3.7M seed: no-fee multi-currency accounts, a 1% cashback card, and free transfers to 180 countries for Canadian SMBs.
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Starting with postpartum home visits, not an app, it added studios in Berlin and Tallinn, medically reviewed content and an AI assistant.
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The 'reverse recruiter' has its AI agent, Lia, introduce candidates only after both sides opt in, then charges the hire — never the employer.
Ler o casoUruguay's Prometeo raised $13M to treat Latin America as one open-banking market
One API now reaches 350 channels across 283 financial institutions in 10 countries; Antler Elevate led, with PayPal Ventures and Samsung Next in.
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While rivals chased premium pricing, Netflix sold India mobile-only plans at 199 rupees and tied up with Jio, making APAC its fastest-growing region.
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Afton Vechery exited as Ro's president of women's health in May 2022, after an employee exodus and 'acquisition for optics' critiques shadowed the deal.
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Intuit acquired the tech of Seattle AI account-targeting startup Relevvo — under 10 employees, $1.5M seed — for undisclosed terms in June 2025.
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Infinite Machine raised $9M led by a16z to ship the P1, a $10,000 design-first 'non-car' scooter, into a US category littered with bankrupt rivals.
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The Finnish startup that auto-generates resale listings from your email receipts acquired defunct Netflea — not for traffic, but for dormant supply and history.
Ler o casoMukunda's cofounder bets Indian kitchens want software-upgradeable appliances
Beyond Appliances sells AI chimneys and hobtops that learn from sensor data — 1,500-plus units sold and a $2M seed led by Fireside Ventures.
Ler o casoAnthropic paused its Agent SDK API-rate billing switch days before it took effect
Anthropic's May 13 plan to bill Claude Agent SDK usage at API rates was paused on June 15 as it took effect, after power users warned of major cost increases.
Ler o casoWiz paid a reported $350M for Gem Security, its second deal in four months
Investors kept asking how to get into Gem — so Wiz bought the cloud detection and response startup, and its CEO declared 2024 'the year of acquisitions'.
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Wing shifted from its own warehouses to flying out of large shopping centres — and with no suitable Canberra site, its first market lost the service.
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A 35-person Israeli-American startup says one platform for human and AI-agent access is already replacing legacy identity vendors at Fortune 500 firms.
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The Paris web3 studio behind Ultimate Champions, founded by the Ubisoft founder's son, bets NFT fantasy synced to real matches can outlast the crypto hype.
Ler o casoSpan raised a second Series B in 13 months to chase IRA-funded home electrification
The smart electrical panel startup raised $96M at a $600M valuation, betting IRA rebates had pulled its mass market forward five years.
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